Lilly (9-6), the Cubs' lone selection to the All-Star Game, walked one and struck out four in a 103-pitch outing and left with a 5-1 lead. The veteran lefthander was staked to an early 3-0 lead with Jeff Baker hitting a two-run, bases-loaded single in the first.

St. Louis got a run in the ninth off reliever Carlos Marmol and had the tying run at the plate before closer Kevin Gregg struck out pinch-hitter Skip Schumaker to end the game.

The Cubs loaded the bases in the opening inning on two walks and Aramis Ramirez's single. Brad Thompson (2-6) then hit Milton Bradley with an 0-2 pitch with two outs to force in the first run before Baker lined a two-run single up the middle for a 3-0 lead.

Ryan Theriot's single, a double by Derrek Lee and Ramirez's RBI grounder made it 4-1 in the fifth. Alfonso Soriano delivered an RBI single to finish Thompson.

Br.Ryan ss 4   0   0   0   .293      Fukudome cf 4   0   0   0   .256   

Rasmus cf 4   1   1   0   .280      Theriot ss 3   2   2   0   .297   

Pujols 1b 4   1   2   0   .338      D.Lee 1b 3   1   1   0   .281   

Ludwick rf 3   0   1   1   .252      M.Hoffpauir 1b 1   0   0   0   .245   

Stavinoha lf 3   0   1   0   .243      Ar.Ramirez 3b 4   1   1   1   .337   

Hawksworth p 0   0   0   0   ---      A.Soriano lf 3   1   1   1   .232   

b-Duncan ph 1   0   0   0   .236      A.Blanco 2b 0   0   0   0   .225   

Y.Molina c 3   0   1   1   .280      Bradley rf 3   0   1   1   .238   

J.Hoffpauir 2b 3   0   0   0   .273      Je.Baker 2b 3   0   2   2   .161   

c-Schumakr ph 1   0   0   0   .301      Marmol p 0   0   0   0   ---   

B.Thompson p 2   0   0   0   .091      Gregg p 0   0   0   0   ---   

Kinney p 0   0   0   0   .000      K.Hill c 4   0   1   0   .229